CFTC declares Ether as a commodity again in court filing
The community is hopeful that the assertion by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission will put to bed claims that staked coins are securities according to the Howey Test.
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
The community is hopeful that the assertion by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission will put to bed claims that staked coins are securities according to the Howey Test.
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This ethereum story adds another data point to the current market tape and is useful when read alongside nearby source coverage.
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